West Virginia Pioneers
William Hughes
1719 - Yes, date unknown-
Name William Hughes Born 1719 Chester Co, PA [1, 2] Gender Male Died Yes, date unknown Person ID I15508 WVPioneers Last Modified 24 May 2005
Father William Parsons Hughes, b. Between 1690 and 1699, Hampshire County, WV , d. Abt 9 Jun 1767, Hampshire County, WV (Age ~ 77 years) Mother Mary Sidney Withers, d. Yes, date unknown Married Abt 1713 Notes
"The Hughes Family from Virginia to Oregon" by Patty Barthell Myers, San Antonio Texas, 1999:
William could be the son of Jesse Hughes of Powhatan and Hughes Creek, VA. Could be grandson of Hugh Hughes.
Bought land from Lord Fairfax - 400 acres located on the Great Cacapon.
William's will in Hampshire Co, VA is dated 12/30/1762, probated 6/9/1767, names children but not wife:
sons Hugh, Thomas, William, Evan, Ellis
daughters Mary Anderson, Sudrah Carpenter, Sarah Baker
exec: son Ellis and John Waite
Family ID F2442 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary [Hughes], [widow Swallow], d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F5265 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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